Science Vocabulary on Season and Weather

The meaning of "weather" is .....

• the average measurements of temperature

• things that happening in the air around us

The meaning of "temperature" is

• How hot or cold something is

• a deposit of small white ice crystals formed on the ground or other surfaces

The word "season" means .....

• a pattern of weather in a certain place over a long period of time.

• a period of the year that is distinguished by special climate conditions

"Climate" means ....

• a pattern of weather in a certain place over a long period of time

• the warmest time of the year and has the most daylight

Anemometer is ....

• an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature

• a tool that measures how fast the wind blows.

Rain gauge is ....

• a device for collecting and measuring the amount of rain that falls

• moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops

Wind vane is

• the point where the Sun appears to reach either its highest or lowest point in the sky

• a device that measures the direction of the flow of wind

"Equinox" means .....

• time of the year when the amount of daylight and nighttime hours are just equal.

• the partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by another

Summer is ....

• the hottest of the four temperate seasons

• the coldest of the four temperate seasons

Spring is ...

• the season after winter and before summer

• the season after summer and before winter